較
較 — Contrast
contrast, compare
On’yomiカク (kaku)
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomiくらべる (kuraberu)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 較
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比較 | ひかく hikaku | comparison |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき hikakuteki | comparatively; relatively |
Study notes
較 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1172 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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